People v. Edmunds

Judgment, Supreme Court, New York County (Edward McLaughlin, J.), rendered October 26, 1988, convicting defendant, after a trial by jury, of criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree and *274sentencing him to an indeterminate term of from 6 to 12 years’ imprisonment, unanimously affirmed.

In this drug-related "buy-and-bust” operation, defendant had been described by the undercover officer to his backup team, which later arrested defendant. The undercover officer, one hour after the transaction, participated in a confirmatory showup at the precinct, arranged by the arresting…